By Paul DuclosPublished: August, 2009 By all appearances, ferry riders are avid readers. A cursory look around on a weekday morning, and you’ll see a tome tucked beneath almost every commuter’s arm. Visitors and pleasure passengers, too, can be seen paging through some literary diversion when not taking in the view, and we are seeing […]
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Can Our State Parks Be Saved?
By Bill PicturePublished: July, 2009 As of press time, the future of California’s state parks remains in limbo. A modified version of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s latest budget—which proposes eliminating all state funding for parks during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 fiscal years—is being readied for the state legislature’s vote. Without those state dollars or some alternate […]
Summer Exhibits Heat Up Area Museums
By Paul DuclosPublished: July, 2009 While the big news in local museum circles is the Tut extravaganza at the DeYoung, Bay Crossings readers are encouraged to check out three other, less-heralded exhibitions recently installed at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Asian Art Museum. With the 50th anniversary of the U.S. […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES JULY 2009
Published: July, 2009 Every Saturday 12PM – 2PM or 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Introduction to Sailing Course, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.comThis two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing with a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost is $40. Every Saturday 10am – 12pm – Pick Up and Paddle Saturdays, […]
MTC Veteran Joins Obama Administration
By Patrick BurnsonPublished: July, 2009 Therese W. McMillan assumed her post as Deputy Administrator of the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) on June 30. McMillan has been a member of the Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) staff since 1984 and served as MTC’s Deputy Executive Director for Policy from 2000 until her new appointment. “The […]
San Francisco Transportation Board Passes Bike Lane Expansion Plan
Published: July, 2009 Bicyclists, community leaders and city policy makers cheered the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors historic decision on June 26th to nearly double the number of dedicated bike lanes on city streets. The unanimous vote adopts an ambitious new citywide bicycle plan and gives a green light to 45 […]
ON OUR COVER JULY 2009
Published: July, 2009
Around the Bay in July 2009
Published: July, 2009 Wacky Waterfront Stories Offbeat and little known stories about the San Francisco Southern waterfront will come to life on Tuesday, July 14. The tales will detail how bums repeatedly caused a wharf to burn, why writer Jack London was ripped off when he ordered a yacht, and where severe anti-Chinese feelings made […]
You Can Make a Difference in a North Bay Youth’s Life
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE NORTH BAY By Jill RodbyPublished: July, 2009 Big Brothers Big Sisters currently provides mentors to over 1,500 Youth in the North Bay counties of Marin, Napa, Sonoma and Solano. Every day, volunteers from the North Bay are helping change the lives of youth that are faced with […]
Alternatives to Once-Through Cooled Power Plants
By Sejal Choksi, Baykeeper and Program DirectorPublished: July, 2009 A few months ago, this column focused on once-through cooling, a harmful technology in use at three Bay Area power plants. Once-through cooling plants kill fish and marine life as they pull in Bay water to cool heated machinery. In response, we received this inquiry: “My […]